<q>
A quotation is a small group of words that is taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
Rendering expectations
Processors add appropriate styling, such as locale-specific quotation marks, around the
contents of the <q> element and render it inline.
Content model
(Text | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <draft-comment> | <foreign> | <required-cleanup>)*
Contained by
<abstract>, <b>, <bodydiv>, <cite>, <data>, <dd>, <ddhd>, <desc>, <div>, <draft-comment>, <dt>, <dthd>, <em>, <entry>, <example>, <fallback>, <figgroup>, <fn>, <howtoavoid>, <i>, <li>, <line-through>, <lines>, <linkinfo>, <lq>, <note>, <overline>, <p>, <ph>, <pre>, <q>, <section>, <shortdesc>, <sli>, <stentry>, <strong>, <sub>, <sup>, <title>, <tt>, <u>, <xref>
Contained by
Inheritance
- topic/q
The <q> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.
Example
This section is non-normative.
In the following code sample, the <q> element contains a
quotation. Note that no quotation marks are included; locale-specific quotation marks
will be generated during processing.
<p>
George said, <q>Disengage the power supply before servicing the unit.</q>
</p>